Hi {{first_name}},
It's been a couple weeks since the last one, we were out. Back on schedule now. Here's this week's Saxa Sidebar, fresh associate openings across the AmLaw firms, pulled this morning. If something catches your eye, just reply and I'll tell you what I know about the role. Where I have a direct line to the hiring team, I'll get your materials in front of a person instead of a portal.
One more thing worth flagging. More firms are running lateral applications through AI screening tools before anyone on the hiring side actually sees them. That's efficient for firms managing high volume, but it also means a strong resume can get filtered out before a person ever reads it. This is the whole reason a direct relationship still matters. When I know the hiring team, your materials go to a person, not a queue.
Here's what's new this week:
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
319 new openings across the AmLaw firms and select boutiques, almost all at the associate level.
BY PRACTICE AREA
Litigation: 74
Corporate: 70
Real Estate: 34
Labor & Employment: 32
Intellectual Property: 20
Banking: 15
Plus Insurance, Health Care, Tax, Bankruptcy, Environmental, Trusts & Estates, Energy, Antitrust, Data Privacy, ERISA, Government, and Telecommunications.
BY MARKET
New York: 94
Washington DC: 82
Bay Area: 65
Los Angeles: 51
Chicago: 44
Houston: 32
Boston: 23
Also active: Philadelphia, Charlotte, Atlanta, and Dallas. (Many postings cover more than one office, so these overlap.)
A FEW WORTH A LOOK
New York
Elite Wall Street litigation firm with a top-tier antitrust and competition practice, litigation associate (4-6 years)
Top-5 global M&A firm, corporate associate (3-6 years)
Washington DC / Bay Area
Large global firm with a top-tier M&A and private equity practice, corporate associate (4-6 years)
One of the largest global firms by headcount, technology and IP transactions associate (3-6 years), San Francisco
Houston / Texas
National firm with a growing energy and corporate practice in Texas, corporate associate (4+ years)
Chicago / Boston
AmLaw 100 firm with an active complex disputes and litigation practice, litigation associate (2-4 years), Boston office as well
Want the full list for your market or practice area? Just reply and tell me what you're targeting.
Have a great weekend and Hoya Saxa!
Jesse
P.S. Know a fellow Hoya who'd want this? Forward it along - they can reply to be added.